Poultry drinking fountain



Patented Mar. 23, 1926. l'

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POUITRY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

Application 'filed December 17, 1924. Serial No. 756,515.y

17 70 all fw hom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN E. STALs- "neige, a citizen` of the United States, residing` at lGarden I-Iome, in the countyof Vashing'ton and State of Oregon, have invented a new'and useful Poultry Drinking Fountain, of which the following isla specification.

'Ihe invention relates to improvements in a poultry drinking fountain in which an inverted glass jar or metal tank is used as a reservoir, discharging the drinking fluid into a drinking pan below as consumed.

'Ihe objects of the improvements are,` f first: to provide a metal device to support with equal satisfaction for both small chicks and mature fowls. Y

Fourth: Some means to conveniently carry the fountain and hang it up that will not interfere with its operation and be out of the chicks way.

Fifth: To prevent the chicks from perchinn` on the fountain.

' rlhe accompanying drawing` illustrates by what means I have attained these several objects.

Fig. l illustrates the metal device used to support the j ar without the chick guard.

Fig'. 2 shows a metal band which is clamped around the jai' and by which it is held in position.

Fig. 3 is a metal cylinder named the chick guard. y

.Figa 4 shows the fountain without the chick guard as it is used for full grown poultry.

5 illustrates a vertical cross section of the complete fountain with the chick guard in its proper position, as it is used for small and `growing chicks.

The drinking pan (l) forins the base of the device. 'Ilo the bottom of which are securely fastened the lower ends of four uprights or standards 9.. 2. 2. 2. A circular metal collar having a diameter slightly larger than the jar to be used are riveted to the upper lends of the uprights 2. 2. `2. 2. Y

Brackets 4. 4. areriveted to `the collar (3) at two opposite points. V-

rThe bail (5) has oblong),` loops at the ends which slips overthe center extensions of brackets 4. 4.

The conical metal cap (6) issuspended by a Wire attached to the bail (5).

The chickguard (10) is a metal cylinder, the ends ofvwhich are held together by a bolt (l1). The narrow oblong openings 12.12.

12. 12 are so that the caretaker may see at a y distance when the jar is empty.

rIliese constitute the supporting device,v

lugs 8. 8. at two opposite points of tlieband (7) are for the purpose of elevating the inverted and holding it in that position.

The bolt (9) is to tighten theband when clamped around the jar.

`The band (7) is clamped around the jar in such a position, that when the supporting' device is placed over the jar, the bottom of pan (l) resting on the mouth of the ar, the lugs 8. 8. will be in contact with the edge of the collar (3).

The fountain is operated as follows: The

jar is filled in the usual way, the supporting device with the bail and cap removed is placed on the jar in a position, so that the brackets 4. 4 are beside and close to the projections 8.8. The fountain is then turned over. The bail with the cap replaced and the fountain in this position carried to its proper place. The operator then places the thumbs on the bent center extension of brackets 4. 4. the index ngers under lugs 8. 8. and slowly elevates the jar turningit,

so that the lugs 8. 8. rests on brackets 4. 4."

as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.

I am aware that fountains are now in use, that use an inverted glass Jar or metal tank vas a reservoir and a drinking pan underneath, and I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly, but- I claim: y

l. Apoultry drinking fountain, comprising a pan, upright standards having,` their lower ends secured to said pan, a circular collar secured to the upper ends of said standards, an invertible reservoir removably disposed within said collar, and a supporting, baud, having outstanding lugs, adjustably secured about said reservoir.

2. A poultry drinking fountain, comprising a pan, upright standards mounted on lar, means to support said reservoir Wit-hin said collar, comprising a supporting band detachablyl securedv about vsaid reservoir and having outstanding lugs disposed thereon, said lugs :resting upon and .being supported by the upper edge of said circularcollar, and means permitting said reservoir being supported inV a raised position, comprising brackets attached to said circular collar, having shoulders thereon adapted to receive and support said outstanding` lugs.

3. Apoultry drinking fountain, comprising a pan, upright standards secured to said pan at their lower ends, a circular collar secured to the upper-,ends ofrsaid upright standards, shouldered"brackets oppositely secured to said circular collar, an invertible reservoir, a detachable supporting band, having outstanding spaced lugs, secured about saidi'eservoir, and adapted, When said lugs rest upon said shouldered brackets, to support saidV reservoir in a suspended position Within said circular collar, and a detachable cylindricalchiok guard disposed about and adjacent the lower ends of said upright standards.

4. A poiiltryfdrinkingl fountain, comprising a pan, upright standards secured to said pan at their lower ends, a circular collar secured. to the upper ends of said upright standards, shouldered brackets oppositely inountedy upon said collar and adjacent its upper edge, a reservoir slidably maintained Within said circular collar, a supporting band detachably secured about said reser- Voir, said supporting bandv having o ut- Wardly and oppositely positioned lugs on the outer periphery thereof, said lugs adapted when positioned upon said shouldered braeketstosupport said reservoir in a suspended position Within said circular collar, aI detachable cylindrical guard having slotted holes therein, disposed about Vand adjacent the lower ends of said upright standards,.a

bail removably secured toy said shouldered brackets, and ineans to prevent i'fowls` from roostiiig upon said reservoir, comprising a conical cap suspended fronisaid bail and above said reservoir. i

CHRISTIAN E. STALSBERG. 

